How are cutaneous manifestations of HIV disease treated?

Answer

Mucocutaneous candidiasis is usually difficult to treat; oral azole treatment may be required. Generalized dermatophytosis may be resistant to topical antifungal creams and may require systemic antifungal therapy. Bacillary angiomatosis usually responds to oral erythromycin.

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Author

Robert A Schwartz, MD, MPH Professor and Head of Dermatology, Professor of Pathology, Pediatrics, Medicine, and Preventive Medicine and Community Health, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School; Visiting Professor, Rutgers University School of Public Affairs and Administration